The WAR Room is back again, bringing you the 2014 advanced stats for every Cleveland minor leaguer. After looking at the hitters last week, today we focus on the pitchers. It is still early enough that there is some noise in the numbers, but at this point in the season, we are starting to see some interesting trends emerge. Join Jim Piascik as he breaks it all down, including Adam Plutko's dominance of the Midwest League, a look at some straggling RubberDucks, and much more.

The Carolina Mudcats dropped a close one, 4-3, to the Salem Red Sox on Saturday night in front of 4,248 boisterous fans at Five County Stadium. It was the fourth straight loss for the Mudcats, who fell below .500 for the first time all year. Pitcher Cole Sulser picked up his fourth loss – with no wins – so far this season.

An All-Star in 2012, Bryan LaHair should be in Columbus as he works his way back toward the major leagues. Circumstances have him playing in Akron, however, which was a good thing for the RubberDucks Friday night. The first baseman led the RubberDucks to a win in extra innings in addition to headlining the night on the farm. Join Arthur Kinney as he analyzes LaHair's night and much more as he takes you Around the Farm.

In this week’s edition of Minor Happenings, the IBI's Tony Lastoria takes a look at the impressive showing this month from Low-A Lake County infielder Paul Hendrix and provides some insight and information as to what kind of prospect he is, where his strengths lie, and whether he can keep up his torrid play. He also takes a look at Low-A Lake County right-handed pitcher Adam Plutko who is having an exceptional pro debut, provides a ton of injury updates with some news of some prospects who could be on the move today, and a lot of information on players such as Justin Sellers, Tyler Sturdevant, Torsten Boss, Eric Haase and others!

No matter how often we see that April stats have little predictive use for the rest of the season, it is hard not to react to someone's extreme highs or lows out of the gate. Following about as bad of an April as you can see, it was easy to pile on Ronny Rodriguez. But Rodriguez's recent hot stretch is yet another reason why we cannot make any profound judgment on April stats. Join Jim Piascik as he writes about Rodriguez's powerful day, Tyler Naquin hitting the ball hard, and much more as he takes you Around the Farm.

The Carolina Mudcats fell short in a comeback attempt Wednesday, and ended up losing the game to the Lynchburg Hillcats, 5-3. Jeremy Lucas, Erik Gonzalez and Todd Hankins each had two hits, but the Hillcats finished off opportunities when it counted. Starter D.J. Brown lasted 6.2 innings, but gave up five runs on 11 hits.

This week, the Carolina Mudcats managed a 4-3 record, with two victories against both Lynchburg and Salem. Carolina also dropped two games to the Red Sox and one to the Hillcats. The IBI's Zachary Francis recaps the week that was for the Mudcats and recently sat down to get Anthony Gallas' thoughts on his Player of the Week award and how his season is going.

The Carolina Mudcats torched the Lynchburg Hillcats 13-5 on Tuesday afternoon behind a season-high 13 runs. Carolina poured in seven runs in the bottom of the eighth to secure the win and derail the Lynchburg comeback attempt.

The IBI Hot List showcases the Top 15 performances from the previous seven days as well as the Bottom 5 performances over the past seven days, and includes insight, information and more on each player listed. Today’s listing includes 20 players and over 2500 words, and highlights players such as Adam Plutko, Paul Hendrix, Anthony Gallas, Joe Wendle, Cody Anderson, Torsten Boss, Jeremy Lucas and many others.

After striking in the first inning, the Carolina Mudcats gave up back-to-back four-run frames to the Lynchburg Hillcats Monday. The game ended with an 11-8 Lynchburg victory after Carolina starter Cole Sulser posted a line of 2.2 innings, eight hits and eight runs – six earned. Jerrud Sabourin led the offense with three hits, but it wasn't enough to overcome a 16-hit night from the Hillcats.

For the first time this season, The WAR Room is bringing you the 2014 advanced stats for every Cleveland minor leaguer. Now that we have about five weeks of the season in the books, the numbers are starting to look like something we can use. This week Jim Piascik takes a look at the hitters throughout the system, including Francisco Lindor's torrid start with the RubberDucks, Jesus Aguilar's powerful surge in Columbus, and much more.

The Carolina Mudcats toppled the Salem Red Sox 11-3 on Saturday night after having dropped two-straight to the Sox. Anthony Gallas and Luigi Rodriguez produced big games for Carolina, while fueling a big eighth inning that secured the win for the away team.

The Carolina Mudcats fell to the Salem Red Sox, 5-3, after holding an early lead. Starter D.J. Brown gave up five earned runs en route to the loss. Jeremy Lucas tallied two hits and Logan Vick added a home run, but it wasn't enough to bring Carolina back into the game.

In this week's week-ending edition of Minor Happenings, the IBI's Tony Lastoria talks about the waiting game for Jesus Aguilar’s arrival in Cleveland and what the Indians are waiting for, provides lots of front office comments on some players at Double-A Akron, provides injury updates on several players including LeVon Washington and Bryan Price, and provides lots of insight and information on prospects such as Bryson Myles, Joe Wendle, Anthony Gallas, Dorssys Paulino and others!

Some nights, nothing of note happens on the Cleveland sports scene. Others go absolutely crazy (and I'm not just talking about the glorious arrival of Johnny Manziel). The big league team got a win Thursday, but the minor leagues were filled with great performances as well. Adam Plutko put together the best outing of his career, Francisco Lindor hit a huge grand slam, Trevor Bauer continued dealing, and that is just the beginning. Join Jim Piascik as he recaps it all and takes you Around the Farm.

The Carolina Mudcats fell 18-2 to the Salem Red Sox on Thursday night in a game that was never even close. Poor pitching and defensive errors plagued the Mudcats and allowed Salem to have one of their best offensive outings of the season.

Following a down season at the plate in 2013, it seemed like Roberto Perez was hitting the wall. But the new season brought Perez health and a reinvigorated performance as the catcher is enjoying the best offensive season of his professional career. Join Jim Piascik as he analyzes Perez, the continued emergence of Jordan Milbrath, and the rest of the action Wednesday night in the minor leagues as he takes you Around the Farm.

The Carolina Mudcats were an even 3-3 this past week. They took the first game of the home series against the Wilmington Blue Rocks before dropping the next three to lose the series; however, Carolina has been able to bounce back in a big way, taking the first two games against the Lynchburg Hillcats on the road. The IBI's Zachary Francis provides his weekly Mudcats notebook with a small feature on Jeremy Lucas and recaps the rest of the news and notes for the team.

The Carolina Mudcats went down 6-3 after six innings before making a stunning comeback. The Mudcats managed to score twice in the eighth before dropping a three spot in the ninth to win, 8-7. Anthony Gallas and Torsten Boss led the way with two hits each while Elvis Araujo picked up the win and Benny Suarez tallied the save.

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